Gas-engine starter.



G. BURESS. GAS ENGINE STARTER. APPLIOATION FILED MAY 2B, 1908.

Patented Apr. 2'2, 1909.

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IN VENTOR. George Buvess.

A TTORNE Y.

G. BURESS. GAS ENGINE STARTER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, 1908.

' Patented Apr 27, 1909.

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INVENTOR. Gabrga Dumas. BY

' AT ORNEY.

UNITED STATES PATENT o'FnIoE,

GEORGE huanssor INDIANAPOLIS,|INDIANA.

Gas-ENGINE srAn'rER.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented April 27, 1909.

App1lcat1on-fi1ed May 28,1908. Serial No. 435,415.

To all whom it may concern: I Be itknown that I, GEORGE BURESS, of Indianapolis, county of Marion, and State of Indiana,'have invented-a certain new and useful Gas-Engine Starter; and I do hereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and. exact description thereof, reference being I had to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals refer to like parts. I I I The object of thisinventionisto provide a practical and effectual starting. mechanism for BXPlOSW'G engines, especiallyfjthose.usedi in automobiles, --that can bev conveniently and efiectively' operated by the driver for 9 31 erator from the seat of the vehicl w 'ch will enableiliim to startther 'e quickly, easily and safely.

One'feature of the inventiorris that,

shaft and gear thereon so ,that it will. be noiseless thereafter. Another feature of the'invention' is lithe great leverage the operatorihas for starting the engine and the peculiar mechanisin" of the lever and pawl for actuating the gear on;

the driving shaft an automobile equipped with my starting mechanism. Fig. 2 1s a side-elevation of -a' ,partof the frame of the automobile andsaid starting mechanism, parts being broken away. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of a portion of the automobile'frame and englnes,

shaft and gear, and'means for actuating the same. Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the means for starting the gear on the engine shaft, in

Fig. 5 is the" same as f I rocess of actuation I 'g. 4 showing the'parts in their unop'erated position.

In detail is a side bar I gines. The forward end of the engine shaft.

.the front bar 11 on the inside of the frame is" has bearing in theframe bar 11 and a ratchet .wheel 13 is secured on .the engine shaft just inside said bar- 11 so as to. operate vertically.

The problem is to provide manually operated .means for giving the gear 13 and shaft 12 a sufiicient movement to start the engine. On

the bell crank 15 fulcrumed to one side of the gear 13.' One arm of the bell crank 15 is curved. To its freeend 17 a hook or pawl 18 is pivoted in position for the pawl to engage after; the engine has been put into action," the. starting mechanism W111 hang ,clear of the fromthe In the drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of I of the mainframe of the automobile, 11 is' the frontbarfof saidf frame, 12-is the engine shaft and "14 theenthe teeth of the crank is operatedgives the said gear a partial revolution. v I I 'One arm ,ofthe bell crank is provided with a'longitl'idinal slot 20 through which "the pin 21 extends loosely, 'thatfis, 1n the stirru' 22 which is secured toone arm-of the bell crank 23 which is fulcrunied on the in 24 in the vertical stand 25 on the side j ame bar 10, 'see Fig.y2.;

bell crank 23 is MtU- ted by the rod 26tha-t extends therefrom to the lever.2;7.1 ack.a"bout rthelmidtlle'caf the auto- -mobile where itli's'fulcrumed atf28to the side tionhingpdtoa lower portion by the 'Ds -Z jsothat t "eup' .efr portion can be thrown over,

.as. shown;i-n-

1. Besides said lever 27 :there-is a segmental rack 30 with which the lever'QZ'Z may belocked to arotatable posigtion, 5 3

"When the lever 2.7 is drawn rearwardly the pawl or'hook 18will be moved from the position -shownintFig. 5 to that shown in F1 4.

Iniother words, the shaft of the engine be partially rotated, sufficiently to start the engines. -'In' order '.to disengage the --pawl '18 y that isfulcrumed at 36 to the inside of frame. bar 10, and which, when actuated,

. .into'theposition shown in Fig. 5' with its free .end against the stop 42 pivoted to the'barl 1 and out of engagement with the gear 13which revolves with .t eshaft on the engine when the stop is engaged by the hook 18, but when the stop block is disengaged by said hook it rocks against the gearv 13 and'tends to prevent any backward movement of said gear; Said locking stop-block 42, is limitedin its movement away from the gear 13 byapin 43.

at I' claim as my invention and desire to secure'by Letters Patent is:

gear and'whenthe bell jof'the'bar'. l iThisleverhasits er p'orgear 13 I provide a bell crank pedal sstarting mec anism pushed forward-1y to its -1. The combination of the frame of an au- I tomobile, an engine shaft mounted in connec-' tion therewith, a. gear secured to the engine shaft, a bell crank pivoted to the framebeside said gear, a segmental hook ivotally connected with )ne arm of said ell crank and adapted to engage said gear when. the bellicrank is actuated and partially rotate the gear, and means for operating said bell bell crankfor' partially rotating said gear, a

bell crank mounted in'connection with the side of said frame. and in operative connection with said front bell crank, a connecting rod extendin from said side bell crank rearwardly of sai frame, and a lever for reciprocating said connecting rod.-

3. The combination of the frame of an automobile, an engine shaft'mounted in connection with the front part thereof, a gear secured on the engine shaft, a bell crank pivoted to the front part of said frame, a segmental hook pivotally connected with said bell crank for partially rotating said gear, a

bell crank mounted in connection with the meme side of said frame and in operative connection with said front bell crank, a connecting rod extending from said side bell crank rearwardly of said frame, a lever for reci meeting said connecting rod, a chain or t e like connected with said hook so that when drawn it'willdisengage the pawl from said gear, and'means near said lever with which said chain is connected for withdrawing the chain.

4. The combination with the shaft of an explosive engine, of a gear secured thereon, a segmental hook adapted. to engage the said gear and partially rotate it for starting the engine, hand o erated means for giving said segmental hooli bothits actuating and re turning movements, and a rocking stop for the free end of the hook mounted so as to engage said, gear when the hook is not in engagement with said gear.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto ailixed my signature in the presence of the witnesses l herein named.

GEORGE BURESS.

Witnesses: O. M. GREENER,

[ J. H. SWAN. 

